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 | | PFA chief Gordon Taylor says he was happy with the 'cordial atmosphere' within which the Football Association staged their 'informal interview' with Rio Ferdinand over his missed drugs test, but has urged the FA not to drag their heels and to make a decision sooner rather than later. |
 | | Southampton striker Kevin Phillips admits 'I feel my England time has passed me by' but reckons that a few more goals for Saints, especially in the UEFA Cup, might just give Sven some food for thought as he starts planning for next summer's Euro 2004 finals. |
 | | Phillips has certainly rediscovered his zest for the game since his move from Sunderland in the summer, and manager Gordon Strachan reckons his 30-year-old striker is playing the best football of his career, but the player himself reckons age is against him. |
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